We can lift ourselves and others as well when we refuse to remain in the realm of negative thought and cultivate within our hearts an attitude of gratitude. If ingratitude be numbered among the serious sins, then gratitude takes its place among the noblest of virtues. Someone has said that "gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all others."Thomas S. Monson

No one likes to fail. And we particularly don't like it when others-especially those we love-see us fail. We all want to be respected and esteemed. We want to be champions. But we mortals do not become champions without effort and discipline or without making mistakes.Our destiny is not determined by the number of times we stumble but by the number of times we rise up, dust ourselves off, and move forward.Dieter F. Uchtdorf